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Fun at yourself and the people who are poking at you, i think, at the same time is pretty good. >> how did the room respond? >> the room loved it. they loved the president's remarks and they loved conan's remarks. one of the things about the president, he has great comic timing in terms of his delivery. i think conan maybe should watch out, because perhaps when the president is done in the white house, he might become a late night television host. >> you know, i got to ask you though, we talk about how the room loves the president. the president worked the room. i mean, are they -- is this too...

He was funny. he had good comic timing. he also had perfect pitch. his older brother nate is 9. he was at the same school in the fourth grade. nate survived that day at sandy hook, but ben did not. today nate and ben's parents, francine and david agreed to sit down with me in newtown. this is one of the first chances we have had as a country to hear in-depth from parents who lost a kid that day. >> david and francine, thank you for wanting to talk. >> sure. >> i was sitting today sort of in the back of the press conference, and you guys were up on the stage at the beginning. and at that one mo...

He had good comic timing. he also had perfect pitch. his older brother nate is 9. he was at the same school in the fourth grade. nate survived that day at sandy hook, but ben did not. today nate and ben's parents, agreed to sit down with me in newtown. this is one of the first chances we have had as a country to hear in-depth from parents who lost a kid that day. >> david and francine, thank you for wanting to talk. >> sure. >> i was sitting today sort of in the back of the press conference, and you guys were up on the stage at the beginning. and at that one moment when you all stood together ...

[ heart beating, monitor beeping ] woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near the water. what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you -- including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $129 a year. for an agent, call the number that appears on your screen. one of the first graders who was killed at sandy hook elementary school a month ago today was 6-year-old benjamin, ben wheeler. ben was in first grade. he wa...

What do they get out of spending this time doing these kinds of events? >> well, first of all, you're hopefully reaching people who may not be paying that much attention to politics. "the tonight show" gets about 3 million viewers. there's some expectation that maybe you're reaching a male audience that isn't really politically attuned. maybe even more so than going on the daily show with jon stewart, which is much more politically oriented. so the idea is in a more relaxed atmosphere, have some likability. obama is really good at some comic timing, really good at comic timing. that certainly ...